A. Authority To Impound Vehicles: City police officers are authorized to remove a vehicle from a street or highway to the nearest garage or other place of safety, or to a garage designated or maintained by the city:
1. When the vehicle is left unattended upon any bridge, viaduct or causeway, or in any tube or tunnel where such vehicle constitutes an obstruction to traffic.
2. When the vehicle upon any street is so disabled as to constitute an obstruction to traffic.
3. When the vehicle is left unattended upon a street or is parked illegally.
B. Notification: Whenever any vehicle is impounded, the owner of the vehicle shall be notified; but if the owner is unable to be notified or if the vehicle is not claimed by the owner within three (3) days, written notice of such impoundment shall be given to the department of motor vehicles.
C. Expenses: All expenses incurred by the impounding of any vehicle shall be borne by the owner. (Ord. 12, 8-16-1984)